Stranraer slide out of Scottish Cup at soggy Inverness

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An early strike by Nick Ross, and an Aaron Doran goal as the tie entered additional time, saw Inverness Caledonian Thistle through this William Hill Scottish Cup fifth-round replay. Their reward will be a home quarter-final against Dundee United on March 8.

But Stranraer, the part-timers from from League One, took the plaudits for their impressive play, although they were undone by their inability to finish during long spells when they were in charge.

Bizarrely, it took Alan Muir, the referee, until 75 minutes before the kick-off to make the first of two pitch inspections on what was clearly a